InLight Gobos Now Offers Online Ordering
DALLAS – InLight Gobos has opened a new online shop, offering a full inventory of color, greyscale and black & white gobos for customer convenience, accessible from their website.
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X Factor, VMAs Take to Sharpys, grandMA2
LOS ANGELES – GrandMA2 systems and Clay Paky Sharpy moving fixtures have been in demand for such high-profile programs as Simon Cowell’s new “X Factor” music reality show for FOX and the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). LD Tom Kenny reports success using the gear for both events.
Read More »GearSource Announces Technology Partnership with Production Exchange
LOS ANGELES — GearSource will include a new technology interface with Production Exchange, an Internet-based exchange for production rentals and used gear sales. The partnership lets Production Exchange subscribers set up their software to auto-post their used gear listings to GearSource or control them individually. Production Exchange’s cloud-hosted application integrates with www.gearsource.com.
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Projectiondesign Opens Moscow Office, names Stein Ramsli Regional Director
FREDRIKSTAD, Norway — Projectiondesign opened an office in Moscow and named Stein Ramsli regional director, Russia and CIS. Ramsli previously served as managing director at Cisco/Tandberg Russia and PLC.
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BBC’s Songs of Praise Under a New Aura
LONDON – Lighting designer Bernie Davis used Martin Professional’s new MAC Aura wash light on the BBC’s “Songs of Praise” 50th Birthday Celebration, which aired Sept. 25 from London’s Alexandra Palace. A host of other Martin products filled out the rig supplied from ELP.
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Wybron Cygnus LEDs Take Dance to the Next Level
Colorado Springs, CO – LD Michael O’Connor recently worked with Wybron’s Cygnus Wash LEDs for the Irish Repertory Theater’s production of NOCTU. This was the first time the New York City-based venue has produced a dance productions, as the space is more tailored to theater. O’Connor explains how the fixtures heightened the performance.
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Farnham Tours with Vari-Lite VLX
MASCOT, Australia – Aussie musical icon John Farnham is on tour celebrating 25 years of his all-time bestselling Australian album, Whispering Jack. LD Chris Newman chose 32 Vari-Lite VLX luminaires, which changed his mind about LED fixtures.
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Renegade Keeps in Style with London Fashion Week
LONDON – Nick Gray of creative lighting practice Renegade designed lighting for the main British Fashion Council (BFC) space in Somerset House and other rooms, along with many cutting-edge off site shows in one of his busiest Fashion Weeks to date.
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LED Source Remains Coemar Distributor; Gear Source Focuses on Used Gear
WELLINGTON, FL — LED Source announced that, while it would remain a distributor of Coemar lighting products, its sister company, GearSource, would focus on used products instead.
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White Light Illuminates the Horrors
LONDON – Garage-punk band The Horrors are making the most of their name and Halloween by performing under an appropriate “vibrant green” beam and other spooky looks. Their recent gig at London’s Roundhouse used an assortment of gear from White Light.
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Become a VIP at LDI by Visiting PLSN Booth 1762
ORLANDO — PLSN is gearing up with live coverage of the LDI show, with exhibits open from Oct. 28-30. PLSN editor Justin Lang and PLSN’s Student Reporter, Kent Laue, sponsored by Chauvet, will report on the show via PLSN’s social networking site, ProLightingSpace.com and through PLSN’s twitter account, @PLSNMagazine. Throughout the show, Lang and Laue will be posting quick updates, photos and videos about news and product announcements as they happen. New and old PLSN subscribers are also invited to stop by the PLSN booth to pick up a limited edition VIP laminate and PLSN lanyard. After filling out a quick online form, VIPs will automatically be entered into a daily drawing for a swag bag provided by 4Wall Lighting, Philips Lighting and UsedLighting.com. While at the booth, learn more about the new PLSN App for your apple or Android mobile devices and pick up an all-new PLSN sticker.
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It is important to show our work in the best way possible, and we don’t always have the luxury to have someone capture our work.… Read More »Photography Skills: Composition
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